Wexford County News

With the future of the Wexford County Civic Center in question, a look back at the history of the facility reveals the ice arena was once seen as a generator of revenue for the complex.

A dozen police canine teams graduated from the Michigan State Police 2013 Basic Canine School this December, including one replacement team that will make its home in Wexford County.

Rains may have cleared the roads and lawns of snow, but the brief warm-up will be short-lived as the lost precipitation should be replaced this weekend.

Seeing both the forest and the trees, and helping property owners manage them, is the job of Max Yancho, 23, the Wexford Conservation District's new district forester for Wexford and Missaukee counties.

As the current owner of Chico's Taco House in Cherry Grove Township, Dewey said generosity was something his father-in-law, Chico, believed in, and something he felt needed to continue under his ownership.

There's still action on the ice of the Wexford County Civic Center, but if the action is to continue, a non-profit group may have to step up to keep the doors open.

Harold James Bates, 37, has pleaded guilty in 28th Circuit Court in Wexford County, according to court records, to attempted larceny.

Oddly, that is the number of counties he covers in his senate district, not that he has hit one deer in each of the counties he represents.

Local mixed martial artists will match up inside a steel cage at The Wexford County Civic Center to help families in need.

Cortez Alonzo Raines, 23, has been sentenced in 28th Circuit Court in Wexford County, according to court records, to as little as 16 months and as much as 20 years in prison on charges of possession with intent to deliver cocaine.

The Wexford County Board of Commissioners Wednesday will consider approving a budget that could lead to the closure next year of the Wexford County Civic Center.

I believe it's time to have real change at the chair of the Wexford County Board of Commissioners.

A newly formed club offered by the Wexford County 4-H is introducing kids to different types of art and those who create it.

A slew of Wexford County activities may have to find a new home if the board of commissioners approves a budget that slashes funds for the Wexford County Civic Center.

A mistrial has been declared in the jury trial of a Detroit man who was a suspect in a drug investigation.

They don't call it the snow belt for nothing. While the National Weather Service in Gaylord has recorded several inches of snow in Wexford and Missaukee counties, snowfall in most of Osceola and Lake counties has been minimal.

Dale Jay Herweyer, 34, has been arraigned in 84th District Court in Wexford County with operating while intoxicated, third offense.

A Cadillac man has been charged in Wexford County with felonies including resisting police and delivery of the drug commonly known as bath salts.

A Mesick man has been charged with assault for allegedly threatening two individuals with a knife Oct. 9 in Cadillac.

The executive director of the Wexford County Council on Aging says she understands her agency has to make do with a budget that has been amended by the board of commissioners, but she has concerns reduced funding could eventually impact services to in-home clients.